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The Twilight Samurai (2002) Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. A widower, he has charge of two daughters (whom he adores) and a senile mother; he must therefore work in the fields and accept piecework to make ends meet. New

A Distant Cry from Spring (1980) A mysterious stranger appears at the door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter. The young widow who owns the farm puts him up in the barn. At dawn, he helps to deliver a calf and, just as mysteriously and distantly, disappears down the road. In the s

Home from the Sea (1972) On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all

The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.

Musuko (1991) Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college- educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.

About Her Brother 2010 Ginko seems to be living the good life Shes the respectable owner of a neighborhood drug store in Tokyo, and her daughter Koharu is about to get married to a doctor However, Koharus wedding day also brings homes Ginkos younger brother Tetsuro, a failed actor and a hard drinker

Love and Honour (2006) Shinnojo, a low level samurai, lives with his pretty, dutiful and loyal wife Kayo. He has come to find his position in a castle as a food-taster for a feudal lord to be boring and pointless, and talks about opening a kendo school open to boys of all castes where he can teach t

The Village (1975) A quasi-docu-drama pertaining to the monumental process to bring a performance troupe to a small Japanese village to perform for one night.

Tokyo Family (2013) An old married couple Shukichi Hirayama and Tomiko live on a small island in the Inland Sea. They go to Tokyo. The couple have 3 children. The eldest son Koichi runs a hospital. The first daughter Shigeko runs a beauty salon. The second son Shuji works in stage art. The families

Based on one famous Rakugo comic stories, Un ga yokerya Gamblers Luck is a light comedy set in the slums of old Edo

Kyoto Story (2010) Kyoko is a university librarian and she also helps her parents with their drycleaning company. She is involved with a childhood friend from the neighborhood, Kota. He is the son of the ...

A Class to Remember 4 Fifteen 2000 Bored with school, 15 year old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000 year old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of interesting people, including friendly truck driver Sumire and a mysterious mo

Tora sans Forbidden Love 1984 Tora san spends several days at the home of a hard working salary man, who abruptly disappears When the mans wife asks Tora san to help find him, he falls in love with her, and secretly hopes the husband will not be found

Tora sans Dear Old Home 1972 While Sakura and Hiroshi struggle to save funds to build a house, Torajiro befriends three young women on vacation during his travels

Fukeba tobuyona otokodaga 1968 NA

Kiri no hata 1965 Kiriko attempts to hire a well known lawyer to defend her brothers murder case The lawyer turns Kiriko down as she cannot afford him Some time later, Kiriko encounters the lawyer again, but this time it is he who needs her help

Tora sans Tropical Fever 1980 Tora receives a letter from Lily, telling him that she is terminally ill He flies to see her in a Okinawa hospital, and the two get a chance to rekindle their old fling

Tora san, the Expert 1982 I liked both the guy he befriended, and the young girl he was trying to set him up with There were also some really funny moments Tora repenting for what he usually does to the priest, the President still getting excited to his annoyed employees about Toras new potential pa

Tora sans Love in Osaka 1981 When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora san falls in love with a local geisha He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora san that she is engaged

Gakko II 1996 AOYAMA Ryuhei must deal with the fact that two of his students at a special high school for the learning impaired Takashi and Yuya have just disappeared He set out to look for them with his fellow teacher, KOBAYASHI Daisuke After searching for both students almost everywhere they could

Tora sans Sunrise and Sunset 1976 Why these films are not widely available is beyond logic This is the first Tora San film Ive seen, and it did not feel like this was the 17th film in a series of 48 The plot, character development, and story were complete on their own The film centers on Tora San, a

Tora san, the Go between 1985 NA

Tora san Plays Daddy 1987 A playboy gambler friend of Tora sans dies and, abandoned by his mother, his little boy suddenly turns up in Shibamata Searching for the boys mother, Tora san meets a cosmetics saleslady and the three become a surrogate family, with Tora san as daddy

A Class to Remember 1993 At a night school a diverse group of students ranging from teenagers to the elderly, smart to the under developed and of different races have been assembled to study and finally hopefully graduate The assignment to graduate includes an essay, but life proves itself more real

Tora san Takes a Vacation 1990 Mitsuo goes to Nagoya to visit Izumi, whose father left Izumis sad, bar hostess mother for another woman, so together they decide to confront him in Oita Meanwhile, Izumis mother befriends Tora san and together they travel to Oita to meet them, with Tora san quickly fa

Tora San Makes Excuses 1992 NA

Tora san, Welcome Back 2019 The 50th film in Tora san series to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the series The adult Mitsuo, Tora sans nephew, who runs into Izumi, his first love, whom he had once promised to marry The familiar faces of Kurumaya Cafe, which Tora sans family ran in Shibamata, also

Tora sans Island Encounter 1985 Tora sans familys neighbor, Akemi, who had been married in Marriage Counselor Tora san 1984, runs away from her husband, who is only interested in work Tora san follows her to Shikinejima, and attempts to bring her back to her home In doing so he encounters a school r

Marriage Counselor Tora san 1984 In Shibamata, Tokyo, Tora sans family prepares for a wedding Meanwhile, the traveling Tora san meets an old acquaintance in Iwate Province Tora san refuses to drink with him, afraid that the acquaintance, now settled and married, will again become attracted to Tora s

Tora sans Lovesick 1974 After Torajiros latest attempt to find a bride goes awry, he starts traveling again and runs into Utako last seen in Tora sans Dear Old Home, now a widow

Its a Flickering Life 2021 In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the god of cinema that Go has worshipped since he was young will transcend time, and work a miracle in the lives of one family

Tora san, Our Lovable Tramp 1969 Tora San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his fathers house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting

Tora sans Runaway 1970 Tora San, an eccentric and resourceful tramp, is always cheerful Although he is an orphan, he decides to go back home after a long absence He thus sees again his sister Sakura Suwa, who has bloomed into a pretty young lady After a while, Tora San agrees to go with her to an in

Gakko III 1998 A widow who has raised her autistic son alone loses her job and begins attending a technical college She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salary man with whom she begins a furtive romance

Tora sans Love Call 1971 I appreciated some ways in which this felt a little different than some of the ones that came before the nearly 2 hour runtime, for one It had some funny scenes, legendary Japanese actor Takeshi Shimura was a welcome presence, and any scene between Tora and Sakura was pretty

Tora sans Promise 1981 Tora san returns to his familys home to attend an elementary school class reunion After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex classmates, he resumes his travels In Kyushu he meets an outspoken 18 year old girl who becomes enamored of Tora san and fol

Tora Sans Cherished Mother 1969 A slight step down from the first, and I did notice that this is heavier on the drama, rather than balancing comedy and drama in a similarly effective manner to the first That being said, there is still quite a lot to like, with an overall pleasant atmosphere, good le

Tora sans Song of Love 1983 This series really seems to excel whenever a singer or music is focused on, especially as the Madonna Toras brief time with Harumi is one of the sweetest romances in the series in a while inverted commas because in typical Tora san fashion, it doesnt progress very far The

Otoko wa tsurai yo Shiawase no aoi tori 1986 During his travels, Tora san comes across a traditional theater he used to visit, and discovers that one of his old friends has died Tora san and his family help the friends daughter, who becomes romantically involved with an aspiring artist

Hearts and Flowers for Tora san 1982 During his travels, Tora san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto Though Tora san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist At his home, Tora san makes a good impression on the old mans maid, who apparently falls in

Tora sans Dream of Spring 1979 Tora sans opinions about Americans get challenged when another wandering peddler Michael Jordan stops by Shibamata

Tora san Goes North 1987 Tora san, the naive and romantic peddler, returns once more to his home in Hokkaido where, as usual, he falls in love with a lovely young lady The girl this time is Rinko Ueno, who has come home in an attempt to repair her relationship with her gruff veterinarian father, Jun

Tora San Goes French 1973 Tora San returns to Shibamata just before his family leaves on a trip for Kyushu Later, he encounters an old school chum and begins to have feeling for his artist sister

Stage struck Tora san 1978 Tora san returns from his travels throughout Japan to his family in Tokyo to find his uncle recovering from an illness After a family fight erupts, he returns to the road swearing hell never come back He becomes friends with Tomekichi, a confused and inexperienced young ma

Tora san, the Intellectual 1975 Tora san returns to his familys shop in Shibamata, Tokyo to find himself accused of being the father of a 17 year old girl It turns out that Tora san had only given help to the girls mother after her husband had left her Tora san becomes infatuated with the female arc

Tora san Goes Religious 1983 When his travels bring him to Western Japan, Tora san decides to pay his respects to the late Hyoichiro Suwa, his sisters father in law He gets drunk with the priest at the temple, falling in love with the priests daughter in the process When the priest is too hung over

Tora sans Heart of Gold 1976 When Tora sans infatuation with his nephews school teacher causes family turmoil, he leaves on his travels again When he returns, he falls in love with the teachers mother, who has a terminal illness

Tora san, the Matchmaker 1979 Lovable Tora san returns in episode 24 with his adorable family and friends for a whole new adventure with a new gentle lady friend and whole new exciting mishaps

Tora san Meets His Lordship 1977 Tora san returns to his family home in Shibamata, Tokyo, but quickly leaves again because of quarrels involving a dog called Tora san Tora san makes the acquaintance of a descendant of a local daimy during his journeys in Shikoku The ancient man asks Tora san in Toky

Tora sans Lullaby 1974 After Hiroshi is injured in a workplace accident, Torajiro gives Sakura the money he has saved and leaves to work as a traveling salesman once again During his travels, Torajiro meets a father who shares a drink with him In the morning, Torajiro is shocked to learn that the ma

Tora san Confesses 1991 When Izumi cant stand seeing her mother flirt with other men, she leaves home She sends a letter to Mitsuo and Mitsuo goes looking for her But Izumi unexpectedly meets Tora san

Tora sans Forget Me Not 1973 Tora visits his family after a year After a misunderstanding he gets upset and leaves to end up in the countryside On the way he meets Lily and they feel a connection Sometime later Tora meets Lily again and she spends some time together

Tora sans Dream Come True 1972 An above average Tora san movie Im really enjoying the escalating slapstick in each films opening credits, and the cold open was bizarre but fun too I also liked Tora having a direct romantic rival this time around, and even more so, hes not entirely charismatic or coo

Tora sans Shattered Romance 1971 Couldnt the title Shattered Romance apply to every Tora San movie Jokes aside, this is the one Ive liked the most since the first instalment Felt less afraid to dip into comedy, and it balanced it well with some occasional more emotional scenes In fact, it ends stron

Tora sans Rise and Fall 1975 Traveling through Hokkaido with a disgruntled salaryman seeking a lost love Eiji Funakoshi, Tora san runs into Lily, who has gotten divorced since they last saw each other in Tora sans Forget Me Not 1973 and is working as an itinerant singer After a spat in the scenic to

Otoko wa tsurai yo Boku no ojisan 1989 The well intentioned, kind hearted, and somewhat awkward but always lovable Tora san makes one of his periodic visits to his sister and her family in Tokyo His nephew, Mitsu, is depressed because he has failed his university entrance examination, and also becau

Tora san, the Good Samaritan 1971 After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride

Tora sans Salad Day Memorial 1988 In his travels through Japan, Tora san meets and falls in love with a female doctor, however he is afraid of committing to a relationship

Song of Love 1967 Sentimental comedy taking place at a harbour in the inland sea

Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajiro no endan 1993 After failing to find a job, Mitsuo becomes a fisherman on a small island, and develops a crush on a young nurse there Tora san, dispatched to bring Mitsuo back home, himself falls in love with an attractive but troubled woman visiting her father

Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajiro gambare 1977 Tora san becomes friends with Torayas newest tenant, a pachinko playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress

Talk of the Town Tora san 1978 After a chance encounter with Hiroshis father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya

Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu hen 1997 Carrying a bag full of samples, Mitsuo makes rounds to shoe stores in remote cities While staying at budget hotels, his thoughts turn to Tora san

Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajiro kokoro no tabiji 1989 During his wandering throughout Japan, Tora san meets a suicidal man He travels with the man to Vienna, but winds up homesick for Japan

Otoko wa tsurai yo Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama 1994 Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival and is introduced to a friends sister Tora san meanwhile helps an injured housewife on her yearly vacation

Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajiro kamome uta 1980 After a friend and business colleague dies, Tora san visits the mans daughter, then takes her to Tokyo so she can study for a night school exam

Otoko wa tsurai yo Torajiro kurenai no hana 1995 Tora sans family is gathered around the TV wondering where he could be And there he is on the tube He had made his way to Kobe after the earthquake and volunteered as a rescue worker A different kind of rescue operation later awaits him when his nephe